Mr. Weathers

 Mr. Weathers was an elderly man who had been living in the same house for his entire life. He had lots of friends in the community and was loved by all. One day there was a terrible rainstorm. With the storms came tremendous amounts of rain, causing a flood in Mr. Weathers' town. The townspeople called for everyone to evacuate. "Get out! The flood is coming! Get out!" Despite all the panic, Mr. Weathers was calm. Despite their pleas for him to leave his home, Mr. Weathers was stubborn, "Nope, I'm fine. God will come for me. I am a holy man."
 The rain continued to fall and the flood began to rise even more. The flood eventually rose to two feet. One of Mr. Weathers' neighbors was still around, gathering up his belongings before the flood swept them away. On his way out of town, Mr. Weathers' neighbor came by in his 4X4 truck and encouraged him to get on and that he would save him from the deadly flood. Despite his neighbors' plea, Mr. Weathers stood firm, "No, I'm fine. God will come for me. I am a holy man." So, the neighbor reluctantly rode off, leaving Mr. Weathers behind.
 As expected, the rain did not cease and the water continued to rise. By now, the entire town had evacuated and taken higher ground. The only ones left were firemen scanning the area for anyone left behind and the stubborn, Mr. Weathers.
 One of the firemen came across Mr. Weathers sitting calmly in his home. The man begged him to leave his home immediately or he would surely be taken by the flood. Again, Mr. Weathers was convinced that his faith in God would save him and denied the fireman, sending him on his way to recover other townspeople left behind.
 The situation began to grow dark as the flood rose to seven feet. Mr Weathers was forced to take refuge in the second floor of his home but was still convinced that as a holy man, God would save him. He then heard sirens outside the window from a rescue boat that was sent to fetch him from his home. The rescue team called out to Mr. Weathers telling him that they had come to save him and to get on the boat. From the second story window, Mr. Weathers called out, "No, I'm fine! God will save me!"
 Alas, the water had consumed most of Mr. Weathers' house. He was forced to climb onto his roof in hopes that God would save him. Instead, a helicopter appeared, hovering over his house. The rescue workers in the helicopter begged Mr. Weathers to get in and that they would save him from the tragic fate before him. Again, the stubborn Mr. Weathers declined and remained on the rooftop.
 Of course, the flood water continued to rise and Mr. Weathers was washed away and went to heaven. As he prepares to enter through the pearly gates, he went to God and said, "God, why didn't you come and save me?! I prayed to you every day and I went to church every Sunday. I was a good man! Why didn't go come for me?!"
 God was taken back by the accusation. "Fool, I sent you a 4X4, a fireman, a boat, and even a helicopter and you never took the help!"

 The moral of the story is to not be like Mr. Weathers. Don't wait for something to happen, make it happen. All life can do is provide you with knowledge and the tools to be successful. What you choose to do with those tools is up to you. We can give you a boat but we can't force you to get in it. So make something happen, don't wait for it to come around!